Bégard grades B+ overall: better than 67% of compared French towns, and #22 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,686/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 5 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bégard with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Bégard than in Côtes-d'Armor or compared French towns: 12 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bégard is Menhir de Kerguézennec. 4 of the 6 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Bégard is above 86% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bégard is Centre hospitalier de Guingamp, 8.1 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Bégard come to 105 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 574 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 745, 30% more. Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bégard · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guingamp
12.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer commuters in Bégard walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,710 a year. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Bégard didn’t travel to work at all.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,000
jobs based in Bégard, 1.1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bégard than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.75/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,686/m², comes from 186 sales of houses and apartments in Bégard from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
€1,686/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bégard€1,686/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,667/m²
175
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €12.57/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bégard hold a degree than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Bégard by age and the one in the middle is 47.9.
47.9median age
BégardCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Bégard sees less crime than 58% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Bégard (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.2 violent offenses and 10.6 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie figures for Bégard show 101 offenses in 2025.
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage38
Other physical violence26
Burglary17
Sexual violence13
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence18
Drug use12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
101
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Armoripark and 4 more in and around Bégard
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Bégard. Best known first.
Menhir de Kerguézennec: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Tunvel de Botlézan: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Geneviève de Guénézan: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bégard
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bégard as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bégard
Is Bégard safe?
It grades B for safety, #28 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bégard good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns and #2 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bégard expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,686/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bégard grades B+ for cost of living.
About Bégard
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Bégard is a commune of 4,889 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
4,889 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
